Hat



Aug. 9,1927. 1,638,349

C. LIPPER HAT Filed Sept. 5, 1925 U/arewoe (2355? ATTORN EY Patented Aug. 9, 1927.

UNITED STATES` 1,638,349 PATENT OFFICE.

CLARENCE LIPPER, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. i

HAT.

AApplication led September 3, 1925. Serial No. 54,359.

also embodies the process or method of making the hat whereby a hat may be made in-a relatively short space of time, with eX- treme accuracy, minimum amount of manual labor, and at a relatively very low cost.

The process of making hats, as embodied in the present invention, consists essentially of mechanically braiding a plurality of ends of'narrow fabric, by means ofk a braiding machine in a tubular hat body. by braiding the narrow fabric over a suitable form and gradually varying the, elevation of the form as the braiding proceeds to provide the desired shapeto the hat, tying the ends of the narrow fabricA at the top or crown of the hat and arranging'them in such manner as to provide aneat closure at the crown, the tying of the ends of the fabric'at a pointbeyond the normal brim of the hat and trimming on inside of the body ofthe hat and fastening them in any suitable ,manner soV as to provide rounded neat appearing, comfortable rim inthe hat.

Other objects of the invention will ap. pear inv the followingfdetail description, and in the accompanying'drawings where- 1n hat constructed in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2-is a detail completed. hat. 1 A

Figure 3-is an eleva-tion, of aY hat showing one of the stages in the forming or making of the hat.

Figure i-is a detail view.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the body l of the hat is formed of a plurality of lengths of narrow fabric, and Vin constructing the hat, the lengths .of narrow fabric are braided over the `fabric frame sectionj through a 2 which may bel made of buckram or anyl other suitableV material. An adhesive 3 of any approvedtype, is first placed over a buckram frame 2, and aftervthe body is `braided over the form, the hat is ironed or u pressed by a hot iron, to cause adhesion of the braided body l to the frame 2. A lining Figure l-is a view showing a completed 4 of approved type, is placed within the hat to finish it; while in the drawings, only one design of braiding is illustrated, it is to be understood thatan unlimited number of designs may be made without departing from the spirit of this invention, and by merely regulating the cam action of the machine on which the body is braided.

Specifically, thek process of making the hat comprises the use of a machine commercially known as a braiding machine, in theteXtile industry, and the braid to be used in making the hat is placed on the bobbins (not shown) in 'the usual manner, and a block shaped to conform to theshape of the hat, to be braided, is used in the center` of themac'hine; The ends of the fabricfrom the bobbins are drawn to the centerand are tied after which the machine is started and during the braidmg operation, the form is gradually elevated, resulting in the braiding of a tubular mesh' or braiding which c'omprisesthebody of the hat. The use of the form about which 'I l the narrow'fabricsare braided, regulates the specific shape of the resulting hat body and when the kbody yis woven over theA buckram frame, the buckram frame is placed upon the form on the machine andiis coated with the adhesiveB before the braiding starts. A` fewrows of braiding are made beyond fthe lower edge of what is to be the hat brim, and at the end of these last rows, the ends of the-narrowfabric are tied, and are then cut Vfree from the bobbins, leaving a form.

such as'shown in Fig. 3 ofy the drawings. That is, a. cluster of knotted ends at-,the

crown of the hat, together with a cluster of knotted ends, at circumferentiallyA spaced points about the rim of the hat. After the ends are tied and cut loose from the fabric Y on the bobbins, the knotted ends atrthe crown of the hat vare drawn inwardly into the hat and flattened against the inner surfaceof the crown. In cases where the buckram frame is used, this frame is cut Vat the top or center of the crown and the knotted ends are drawn through the opening thus formed, andare flattened against the inner surface of the buckram frame. If it is so desired, they may' be stitched or otherwise suitably .fastened` The rows of braiding which have extendedbeyond the normal rim of the hat, are then doubled back into the hat, as shown at 6, in FigureQ of the drawings and they are lstitched or otherwise suitably attached to maintain them in position.

kThe hat is then placed onV a suitablehat block shaped to conform to the shape of the hat, and is pressed by a hotl Viron or other suitable heated pressing member toapply both pressure andV heat to the hat, and cause the adhesion of the braidedv body to the f buckrain fraine,-in cases Where a buchi-ani VVframe is used.

applied to-the block and'presse'd.

lll/'here the buckram frame is not used, the hat is lined Wit-hout its being the buckram frame is used and'fthe hat is placed on a suitable pressing block it is after having Vbeen ressed removed fro-in the Y 4 n j v l block and the hninpl )laced therein in the o. l i usual-manner of putting linings 1n a hat and the hat may then be trimmed-if desired, in

' any approved manner.

Ypended.

Summing up generically, the ,process of formingthe Yhat,construct-ions in mechanically braidingV a plurality of lengths vfof narrow fabric about a form,V or about a form and flexible frame, to provide a braided tubularfbody, the ends ofthe-fabric be! ingl properly tied and inserted into the bof.v y ofthe hat to complete the neat, attractive appearance, after Which-thehatis' lined.

It' "Will'be readily understood' that nui merons different designs and color YeffectsV may behad -in the braiding of the hats,

- It isof course, to be understood, that the inventionl maybe constructed in various other manners, andthe parts associated in different relations, and thereforaldo not desireto bejlimited in any manner, excepty as seti, forth in Vthe claims yhiereuntoap.l

*What* Irclairn: is i y 1.V rPhe *process* of-finalring a ladys which Vcomprises applying an adhesive coat#A There ing on afstiii'ening hatframe While-the lat` ter fits a hat form, interlacing or braiding nari-on7 fabricY over the adhesive coating,' applying pressure. and heat sirnultaneously Y causing a Vbinding of the' fabric to the stif- VV fening hat frame, tying the en -dsA of ,theA Anarrow fabric at cir'ci'iniferential;spaced in@ 'tcrvals .about lthe rin'i, tucicing said tied ends inwardly and securingthenito the Yinner face of therim, lrnoiiting together all'y of the enc of the `narrow fabric-,at theA crown of the hat and' drawing 'them inwardly through theV stiffening hat frame andinashing them against its inner face, andthen applying an inner lining adgacent the inne faceef theV widening hat frame.V Y i L51 aat fr e conu in i V`Vwin r 9 fn h J`h 'mb at on *l Y st f fcning hat frarnqiof fabric braiding and Y a coating of adhesivo :onthe hat-iframe to secure the braidingtothel fran'ie,thecrownv o of the liat'frame having av 'centrefop'eninog said braiding' consisting .of narrow lengths 'Y offabric braided togethen-ivieh ,certain of theirv ends v extendingthrough the opening intli'ehat frame and'bentand flattened back againstthe inner surface'of the framelto close the opening, means tying saidends, the lo'werib'oti'oin edge of saidbraidingturned inwardly and upwardlyV atjthehol'torn edge of the hat' framean-d against Vthe, inner" sur` a e thereof, the lower. portion vof",the'sa-id nar oir lengt-hs` of fabric irai'ingjtheir-:ends

tied together at circinnferentially spaced inV tervals. about the run, *andl secured tothe inner falce of tiie'..liatgfrarne andanfinner Y lining adjacent thevinner,lfacing of :the-,stif-` 

